Last night on Twitter I found myself in a state of what might best be termed “in high dudgeon.”1
The dudgeon relates to a particular theory concerning writers and their priorities, and the dudgeon was high enough that I felt it appropriate to declaim, in 140 character snippets, the following:
I’m not going to tell writers how to live their lives, or what their priorities should be, but I’m getting tired of this comment: #rant
— C B Wright v42 (@ubersoft) November 13, 2013
“Writing needs to be the most important thing in your life.” Folks, never say that to me in person. #rant
— C B Wright v42 (@ubersoft) November 13, 2013
If you say that to me in person I’m going to show you a picture of my daughter and then I’m going to say something rude to you. #rant
— C B Wright v42 (@ubersoft) November 13, 2013
I won’t tell you the rude thing I’ll say. But I’m not creative when it comes to profanity, so expect one of the classics. #rant
— C B Wright v42 (@ubersoft) November 13, 2013
Obviously if you want to write well you need to spend time on it. But this idea of putting it above the rest of the world is crap. #rant
— C B Wright v42 (@ubersoft) November 13, 2013
If that’s what it takes to be a great writer, I’m going to aim squarely for “hack,” because I’m not interested in being a sociopath. #rant
— C B Wright v42 (@ubersoft) November 13, 2013
A lot of the writers I admire were writers because they were moved by something else that they found more important than their words. #rant
— C B Wright v42 (@ubersoft) November 13, 2013
That’s the kind of writer I’d like to be. Someone who believes in things more important than what they do. #rant
— C B Wright v42 (@ubersoft) November 13, 2013
— C B Wright v42 (@ubersoft) November 13, 2013
Footnotes
- a feeling of intense indignation (now used only in the phrase `in high dudgeon’) – WordNetWeb
